The Barn Cats

We had a good walk in the snow until we hit the hill heading up to Spark and Rhonda's. Joan made a big X in the road where a sheet of ice was hidden under the snow as a warning. Diane didn't walk, she had to be at church early for the funeral. She is in charge this year of funerals. Rachel didn't walk, she is getting all of her exercise these days by working construction. Her son David bought a house in Hanna City that is quite a fixer-up-er and she is doing a lot of the labor. Ruth, Joan, mom and I just did one round. The morning was spent at the Berean office typing in the Bible requests. When I got home Emily and I were going to move a couple round bales in but the tractor has a flat tire and the bale spear is on the tractor. We moved horses instead of bales which will hold us off for a couple days at the most.
Anna was showing to Valiant today so we decided to get her covered by Valiant.

 She stood very well so we are thinking this may be a true heat. After that job was done Emily took Valiant in the indoor so he could have some fun galloping around out of the snow and ice.

He was just too tempting for Emily, she decided to put on a bridle and ride him bareback around the arena. This is the first time she has ridden since her car accident Christmas day.

 Once Valiant was put away she brought Evan out. He saw the mares in the paddock as he was walking to the indoor and just had to show off with the Spanish Walk.

 He too had a good time galloping around the arena. being off the snow, ice and frozen ground for a while is such a treat for them.

 Oksana was brought in next. The barn cat was enjoying her broad back. We were laughing, the cat made himself comfortable going up and down her back while Oksana stood completely still not moving a muscle.

The grandmother of this cat and one of his sisters were also in the arena but there was no way they were going to climb up on a horse.

 By the way these cats are all spayed or neutered and the best mousers. The grandmother is a lifer here but if interested in one of the other cats they are for sale for $50.00 each. They do a fantastic job with any rodent problem and are good with horses and dogs. They really are great mousers keeping our barns free from any rodent problem. These are outdoor cats and would do well in a barn but are also litter box trained so could learn to be an indoor cat. They are friendly and young, around a year old.